I guided Barb and bob a half day for small mouth. Barb had never caught a fish on the fly rod, so she never picked up a spinning rod the whole time. She missed several but finally was able to seal the deal. She worked real hard for the two fish she landed, congrat Barb.

Bob also got into a bunch of fish but our highlight was Barb.

I thought I would give my mom a plug. She make these real cool lamps and can do pretty much any scene for you. It would make a great Father’s Day gift. Her site is The Old Bag Lady

Yes, it is that time of year again when caddis are coming off on most rivers in Maine. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to get the drift boat out, this being one of my last days for a while to get out and fish. Peter of Striking Gold Jewelers and I headed to the river.

We landed several fish but missed way more than landed, I said **** many times. The fly of choice was a caddis but a few were landed on nymphs. It was great and get out and fish with a friend.

Lisa hired me to guide her boy friend Mike and her self, for Mike’s birthday present,which I thought was real cool. Mike had been out a couple of times before with a buddy and Lisa had never been out before. They both picked it up quickly and was into fish pretty quick. We touched on a lot of different part of fly fishing but dries were the fly of choice and caught all the fish.

This is exactly why I love guiding, making new fiends, introducing people to the sport, teaching and putting people on fish.

I came across this by accident but found it very cool: Copper Flies

this looks like a great way to start kids fishing : Fun Fishing

As of yesterday, June 13th, the trap count was 742, one off the pace of last year’s run.  Last week, water temperature climbed up to 19.3 C (66.7) and have since dropped down to 17.4 C (63.3 F).  Flows have also increased in the last week and are about 1,000 CFS over the long-term median.

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These are some cool decal done by Fly Fish Art

I spent the day guiding Richard and Terry for small mouth bass. As a guide I find it very exciting meeting new people and getting to know new clients. We had a lot of laughs and even caught a few fish.

18 inch small mouth